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Friday, June 29, 2012

New Release! The Donors by Jeffrey Wilson

Hey y'all! Be on the lookout for a review and author interview with Jeffrey coming up in the next few weeks (I'm reading RIGHT NOW!). For now, here's all the official info on the release of TheDonors, which is on sale TODAY!!!

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JOURNAL STONE PRESS RELEASE:

SAN
FRANCISCO, June 25, 2012 –JournalStone Publishing President, Christopher C.
Payne is pleased to announce the imminent release of Jeffrey Wilson’s novel, The Donors, which will go on sale on
June 29th.

ISBN13: 978-1-936564-46-0

LCCN: 2012937961

Category: Horror/Dark Fantasy/Occult/ Supernatural/Paranormal

Price: $16.95

Format: Paperback

Trim: 9x6

Page Count: 248

Pub Date: June 29, 2012

An evil
force is at work at the Hospital where Nathan is recovering from injuries he
received at the hands of his Mom’s abusive ex-boyfriend.
Demonic looking men with pale faces and glowing eyes lurk in the shadows.
Someone is harvesting skin and organs from living donors against their will. In
his dreams, Nathan can see these demons in their true form -- evil
creatures who feed on the fear and hatred they create in their victims.
Nathan’s only ally is the Doctor who cares for him. Together they must find a
way to stop these creatures before they, and their loved ones, become the next
victims.

“With its
tight muscular prose and sharp dialogue, The
Donors will keep you hooked from the opening page. Wilson has written a
novel packed with surprises and suspense, and drawn characters whose every pang
the reader feels. This is a novel full of visceral, intense moments. It will
keep you holding on until the brilliant end.” - Richard
Godwin, author of Mr. Glamour and Apostle Rising.

“Jeffrey
Wilson can spin a chilling scene with the best of them, but it’s his characters
that make his writing so horrifying. These are real people and real
families, and Wilson forces us to walk with them on a terrifying journey into
the blackest shadows where creatures of primordial evil feed on their darkest
fears.” - Brett J. Talley, 2011 Bram Stoker Finalist
and author of That Which Should Not Be and The Void

About the
Author: Jeffrey Wilson has worked as an actor, a firefighter, a
paramedic, a jet pilot, a diving instructor, a Naval Officer, and a Vascular
and Trauma Surgeon. He also served two tours in Iraq as a combat surgeon with
both the Marines and with a Joint Special Operations Task Force. He has written
dozens of short stories, won a few fiction competitions, and participated in
the National Endowment for the Arts “Operation Homecoming” collection. The Traiteur's Ring is his first
published novel. Jeff and his wife, Wendy, are Virginia natives who, with
children Emma, Jack, and Connor, call Tampa, Florida home. When not working as
a surgeon or chasing his three kids, Jeff is hard at work on his next novel.

JournalStone Publishing is a small press publishing
company, focusing in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror genres in both the
adult and young adult markets.We
publish in multiple book formats and market our authors on a global level. In
addition to showcasing new authors, JournalStone publishes a yearly anthology
of collected short stories, and we host an annual contest for Horror Novels. We
are also active with major writer’s groups, including the Horror Writers
Association (HWA), and produce a monthly newsletter with exposure to thousands
of people. Our online presence and marketing effort is constantly expanding and
recently we began our own forum. The company’s main goal is to publish quality
novels that will showcase an author’s work and promote that work utilizing our
evolving presence. Assisted by a hard-working and distinguished staff of
employees, President and Editor-In-Chief Christopher C. Payne has led JS on a
rapid and successful journey to recognition and sales within the marketplace.

With two books nominated for awards in JournalStone’s
first 12 months of operation, Chris and his team are still not willing to slow
down.2012 has already seen JournalStone
on the front cover of Publishers Weekly
magazine in an April issue; with three of its authors highlighted on the inside
cover.Additionally, Joseph Nassise
(international bestselling author), Jonathan Maberry (New York Times bestselling
author), and Benjamin Kane Ethridge (2010 Bram Stoker Award winner), have been
added as JournalStone signed authors, complimenting Brett J. Talley and Anne C.
Petty on a shared world anthology titled Limbus,
to be released in the fall of 201